Francisco Calvo Serraller
Francisco Calvo Serraller (born: 1948) is a Spanish historian.
Life
He was born in 1948 in Madrid.[1][2]
Career
He completed his Doctorate in Philosophy and Literature specializing in History at the Complutense University. He has been a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando since 2001 . He was Director of the Prado Museum. He is a regular contributor to the newspaper El País , since its founding in 1976.[3][4]
Bibliography
Some of his notable books are:[5][6]
- Spain, half a century of avant-garde art (1985).
- The art seen by artists (1987).
- Vanguard and tradition in contemporary Spanish art (1989).
- The novel of the artist (1991).
- Encyclopedia of 20th Century Spanish Art (1992).
- Brief history of the Prado Museum (1994).
- The romantic image of Spain. Art and architecture of the 19th century (1995).
- El Greco (1995).
- Las Meninas de Velázquez (1996).
- Columnary. Reflections by an art critic (1998).
- Freedom of exhibition. A Different Art History (2000).
- Contemporary art (2001).
- The genres of painting (2005).